Comments on: Recess is Important http://www.how-to-study.com/blog/12/recess-is-important Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:14:02 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kevin http://www.how-to-study.com/blog/12/recess-is-important/comment-page-1#comment-4 Kevin Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.how-to-study.com/blog/?p=12#comment-4 In my 6th grade year our teachers decided to take away recess, to mentally prepare us for Junior High School. Instead of recess, we were forced to do silent fire drills and other "team building" exercises, which made my entire 6th grade year miserable. I believe that recess is a great outlet for excess energy, as well as an important time for students to socialize, and it should be retained. In my 6th grade year our teachers decided to take away recess, to mentally prepare us for Junior High School. Instead of recess, we were forced to do silent fire drills and other “team building” exercises, which made my entire 6th grade year miserable.

I believe that recess is a great outlet for excess energy, as well as an important time for students to socialize, and it should be retained.

]]> By: Julia http://www.how-to-study.com/blog/12/recess-is-important/comment-page-1#comment-3 Julia Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:13:55 +0000 http://www.how-to-study.com/blog/?p=12#comment-3 I teach PE in an elementary school in Illinois. I'm lucky because we have a large grass field that is kept up well. It bothers me that some new schools will have limited space for kids to play. I think some of the stimulus money should go for that. I teach PE in an elementary school in Illinois. I’m lucky because we have a large grass field that is kept up well. It bothers me that some new schools will have limited space for kids to play. I think some of the stimulus money should go for that.

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